Victory Theatre

617 5th Street,
Sioux City, IA 51101

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Previously operated by: Affiliated Theaters Inc. (Sioux City, IA), Orpheum Circuit

Previous Names: Lyric Theatre, Orpheum Theatre, Gayety Theatre, Rivoli Theatre, Rialto Theatre, Soo Theatre

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Opened on October 1, 1906 as the Lyric Theatre. On September 18, 1907 it was renamed Orpheum Theatre, the first of three Orpheum’s to operate in in Sioux City. On April 14, 1918 it was renamed Gayety Theatre when the second Orpheum Theatre had opened. On October 17, 1970 it was renamed Rivoli Theatre. On July 10, 1921 it became the Rialto Theatre. On May 21, 1922 it was renamed Soo Theatre and this operated until July 6, 1924 when it was closed for for refurbishment and to be enlarged to 650-seats. On August 1, 1925 it reopened again as the Rialto Theatre

It was operated by Affiliated Theaters Inc. of Sioux City. IA was reopened on December 2, 1941 with Don Ameche in “Kiss the Boys Goodbye” & Lloyd Nolan in “Dressed to Kill” as the renamed Victory Theatre with seating for 856. Affiliated Theaters Inc. closed the Victory Theatre and the State Theatre at the same time in 1969.

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CSWalczak on October 13, 2012 at 9:22 pm

According to the text near the bottom of this webpage, the Sioux City Community Theatre staged its productions at the Victory but this apparently ceased in 1965 or thereabouts. It is not clear if it was still operating at least part-time as a cinema when the community theater group was active there, but the reason that the community theatre group had to vacate may have been because the theater was already had been sold or slated for demolition prior to 1969.

Joe Vogel on October 15, 2012 at 1:50 pm

This house was called the Victory Theatre at least as early as 1943, when it was mentioned in the December 25 issue of The Billboard.

dhaefstheatre on January 31, 2013 at 1:09 pm

I am currently part of the Sioux City Community Theatre (SCCT). After It left ‘Victory’ it went to Acre Shores Ballroom and that is where it lies still to this day. Acre Shores Ballroom has another story. SCCT had many locations throughout it’s career. You can visit their website: www.scctheatre.org. Also on their facebook page is an old picture of Victory Theatre. (Sioux City Community Theatre).